February 19, 2020, 12:23 PM
Mainland China’s novel coronavirus death toll has hit 2,004 at the end of Tuesday, Feb. 18.
This was after 136 more people died, the country’s National Health Commission reported.
#LATEST on #COVID19 outbreak in China, as of Feb 18:
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 19, 2020
- 74,185 confirmed cases in Chinese mainland
- 2,004 deaths
- 14,376 discharged from hospital pic.twitter.com/vzUErpa845
A total of 1,921 deaths came from the Hubei Province, which is the epicentre of the virus.
China's #Hubei Province, the epicenter of #COVID19, reported 132 new deaths, 1,266 hospital discharges and 1,693 new confirmed cases on Feb 18. More details:
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 19, 2020
- 61,682 confirmed cases
- 1,921 deaths
- 9,128 discharged from hospital
- 43,471 hospitalized pic.twitter.com/0e0Dao3X6z
A total of 74,185 have now been infected nationwide by the Covid-19 virus, which first emerged in December 2019 in central Hubei province before spreading across the country.
There were 1,749 new cases of people infected with the virus nationwide, the lowest number of new cases this month.
Outside the epicentre, there were only 56 new cases reported, falling for the 15th day in a row.
New confirmed cases outside Hubei Province in the Chinese mainland have dropped from 890 on Feb. 3 to 56 on Feb. 18, according to the National Health Commission.
New confirmed cases of #COVID19 outside Hubei Province in the Chinese mainland have dropped for 15 consecutive days, from 890 on Feb 3 to 56 on Feb 18, according to the National Health Commission. pic.twitter.com/JurYLr6fg8
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 19, 2020
Top photo via Xinhua
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